Christmas Morning Hot Chocolate
"I first made this on Christmas day in 2001. It tastes great and my kids drank it in no time!"
photo by Stephanie Y.
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 6 cups scalding hot milk
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 8 cinnamon sticks (optional)
directions
- In top of double boiler, combine the cocoa, sugar and water; mixing until you have a smooth paste.
- Place over low heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Put top of double boiler over boiling water and continue to cook, boiling for 3 or 4 minutes.
- Remove from heat and cool.
- In a heavy saucepan, heat the milk to scalding. Do not boil.
- Sowly pour the chocolate mixture into the scalding milk, whisking until it is smooth and heated through.
- Whisk in the cinnamon.
- Pour into heated mugs and add a cinnamon stick if desired.
- Serves 8.
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Reviews
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I made this the other night for my neighbors and it was a BIG hit. So much so, it was requested for tonight too! YUMMY!!!!! -
This Hot Chocolate was delicious. made as written. It's a keeper. Thanks Zusie-Q. bullwinkle -
This is a rich, chocolatey concoction just right for blustery, wintery days! I usually don't add the cinnamon and I usually half the recipe for my husband and I. It's a little too chocolatey for me, but my husband says it's just right. -
This was spiced perfectly! I reduced the recipe for 1 serving and I took a chance and did not use a double boiler, but just watched it very carefully. I used non-fat milk and still felt that I was enjoying a decadent treat. Thank you Zusie-Q... no more packaged hot-choclates for me!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Zuleika L.
Edinburgh
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I am a proud mother of three healthy boys aged 15,11 and 5. I'm originally from the tiny island of Bermuda and have been living in Edinburgh since July 2005.
I've been collecting recipes since I was about 14 or 15 and been cooking and baking since then as well.
I love all kinds of crafts also. In my spare time if I'm not in the kitchen; I crochet, make jewelry, bead, knit, sew, cross stitch, do plastic canvas and quilt. I have a short attention span, so I have plenty of different craft choices when I get bored of doing something. Oh, and I also like to read, listen to music, fiddle with any electronic gadget, collect dvd's and watch them, and I'm an internetaholic! :-) I keep a craft blog at http://hobbyzu.blogspot.com and I sell my crocheted items and patterns at http://hobbyzu.com. I keep pretty busy and being self employed gives me more time to explore cooking! :-)
I'm mostly interested in cook books featuring regular old home cooking and favorites. When I moved to the UK I had to get rid of my cookbook collection. I did keep all my Bermudian cookbooks, charity cookbooks and 'The Foods of Israel Today' and Better Homes and Gardens 'Hometown Favorites'.
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I am most passionate when it comes to my family and caring for them. Getting to feed them is an added bonus! Lucky for me, my boys are steadily growing pigs with bottomless pits for stomachs! lol :-)
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